Hi there!!
 
Just a quick note to Fluff Fluff's mom who has a video of him nipping her
son's nose - you may not want to send that video to American's Funniest
Home Videos.  You might find it funny and understand the situation behind
the incident and all, but other people who don't know much about ferrets
might not.  Unfortunately, there are ALOT of people out there who think
that ferrets are wild, vicious animals and seeing footage like this might
just perpetuate this myth.
 
So many of us have been trying for a long time to make people understand
that ferrets are wonderful *domesticated* PETS and it's really difficult
to make others see this.  I just fear that a video like that, taken out of
context and possibly shown on a show watched by hundreds of thousands of
people would just give some nay-sayers fuel to say "See!!?  They *are*
nasty and bite!!  They must be wild!  They should be away with!!"
 
I'm certain you just wanted to show a funny video of your pet, but there
are possible repercussions that you may not have considered.  Just please
think about it a bit more before making a decision as to what to do with
that tape.
 
Take care and hugs to all!
George, Jasper and the Crew of Gushi, Geisha and Frodo
 
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[Posted in FML issue 2555]